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Xavier lauds court’s ruling against poachers
PUCHONG: The Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court’s decision to fine RM1.56 million each on two Vietnamese poachers was the highest amount so far for wildlife crimes in the country’s history. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar welcomed the
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35-feet rotating lantern and Wesak float key highlight for Wesak Day
KUALA LUMPUR: Wesak Day is officially celebrated this Sunday at the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields. The celebration, however, begins tonight with a talk on dhamma by Thai monk Luang Por Thoon in Thai language. The talk will be
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Taiwan Parliament endorses same-sex marriage
TAIPEI: Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, as thousands thronged outside the Parliament cheering and waving rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over the matter. Lawmakers from the majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) backed the bill,
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Adib inquest: Forensics expert grilled on ‘probability report’
PUCHONG: A lawyer today questioned the ‘probability report’ of a forensic pathologist witness in the inquest into the death of Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, that injuries on the right chest of the firefighter were caused by a curb or road
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Anxious Indian Muslims fear Modi 2.0
At their usual evening gathering, six retired Muslim academics outdo each other with gloomy predictions if Narendra Modi is re-elected prime minister in India’s polls ending Sunday. “We are one step away from being turned into second-class citizens,” Mohiuddin Azad
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Najib trial extended to August
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial involving RM42 million from SRC International has been extended to August, as the prosecution team is set to call another 40 witnesses. High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali fixed
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Teen suicide: Victim may have suffered from depression
PUCHONG: The mother of the Sarawakian teen who committed suicide early this week in Kuching told the police that the victim did not show any signs of behavioural changes prior the incident. Padawan district police deputy chief, DSP Mervin Lisa
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“Three remaining Islamic State cell members nabbed”
PUCHONG: The police have arrested the three remaining members of an Islamic State cell which was planning to carry out assassinations and terrorist acts in the country Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said the three suspects –
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EC to gov’t: Let’s talk on improving electoral process
PUCHONG: The Election Commission (EC) said it is prepared to discuss with the government or any quarters on the ban of the use of government assets and members of the administration for campaigning during office hours for an election. EC
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‘Adib was not pulled out of EMRS van’
PUCHONG: An autopsy conducted on late firefighter, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim’s body did not reveal injuries consistent with being pulled out of the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle he was in. Medical forensics specialist Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi, who
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